The Millennials Are(n’t) Alright

117 Rogers Street, Cambridge MA

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To register for this event, please visit: https://bit.ly/themillennialsarentalright This virtual offering will stream live from the Museum of Science for registrants to enjoy at home. Those who register in advance will receive links to view this program via email within 24 hours of the event start time. Millennials in America have long been deemed an “unlucky generation” growing up in the face of financial recessions, acts of terrorism, generations of systemic racism, and paralyzing waves of unemployment rates. However, they are also a generation of persistence and perseverance, continuing to get back on their feet to achieve the “American Dream” despite crippling and unprecedented hurdles. The challenges Gen Y has had to face have only worsened in 2020 with the challenges of the past year. For many millennials this universal pause occurred at a pivotal point in their lives with many finally achieving career success, financial stability, and looking toward marriage, children, homeownership, and more. With the world scrambling to survive the unimaginable, how are millennials navigating through this period of isolation and what are their thoughts on what the new landscape for Generation Y will look like in the future? Join a diverse panel of millennial voices to hear firsthand how the challenges of the past year have affected all aspects of their lives, including the Broadway performer whose dream role came to a halt, the entrepreneur whose new business continues to face an uncertain future, and a new mother navigating the path of motherhood, and be inspired by their message of hope. Please consider making a gift to support #MOSatHome and our SubSpace virtual fall season at https://donate.mos.org/mosathome and become a vital partner in helping us provide access to free STEM experiences online. This program is free, thanks to the generosity of the Lowell Institute. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ FEATURING - Krystina Alabado, Dominique Calixte, Kayla Foster, Hannah Watson, Chastity Bowick, Matt Collette & Tim Hall! ------------------------------------------------------------------------ KRYSTINA ALABADO is a NYC based actor and voice over artist. She was last seen starring as Gretchen Wieners in Mean Girls on Broadway! Other Broadway credits include American Psycho (Vanden, OBC) and Green Day’s American Idiot. National Tours: Evita (Mistress), American Idiot, Spring Awakening. Off-Broadway: This Ain’t No Disco (Atlantic Theater), The Mad Ones (Samantha Brown), David Bowie's Lazarus (NYTW), Camp Wanatachi (La MaMa). Regional: Burn All Night (American Repertory Theater). Miss You Like Hell (La Jolla Playhouse), Pregnancy Pact (Weston Playhouse). TV/Film: "A Killer Party" (Lily Wright), Voice of Veronica on “Voltron Legendary Defender” (Netflix), "Sunny Day" (Nick Jr.) “God Friended Me” (CBS), First Reformed, “Tyrant” (FX). She is currently recording the voice of Hannah in AMC’s new animated drama "Pantheon". ------------------------------------------------------------------------ DOMNIQUE CALIXTE is a millennial and fundraising professional with “an interest in helping to activate millennials as change-makers through philanthropy and effective DEI (Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion) practice in the fundraising space. Throughout her, she has supported nonprofits in building revenue streams implementing systems, and inclusive fundraising practices. She now has an interest in activating millennials as change-makers through philanthropy, donor engagement strategies, and effective DEI practices in the fundraising space. She is currently the Associate Director of Annual Giving and Special Events at the YW Boston. Outside of her work commitments, she is a board member for the Boston Chapter of Young Nonprofit Professionals Network, an advisory board member of the Massachusetts Chapter of Democrats for Education Reform, member of Resilient Sisterhood Project's Young Advisory Leadership Council, Women in Development Program committee member, and an Education & IDEA committee member for the AFP Massachusetts chapter. Simply put, she is deeply committed to the nonprofit sector. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ KAYLA FOSTER is a producer and actor based in Los Angeles. She attended Emerson College for her BFA in Theater and NYU for Post-Grad Producing. As an actor, Kayla appeared as “Barbara” on two seasons of the HBO series The Deuce. She was on Season 4 of NBC’s Blindspot and recently filmed The Oh Gees with Didi Conn and Kathryn Kates and Framing John DeLorean with Alec Baldwin. She was on the Spring Awakening First National Tour and led the cast of Rocky Horror at A.R.T. Her production company, Rational Creatures Productions, premiered their film What She Did, starring Kayla, at Katra Film Festival at Alamo Drafthouse in Brooklyn and received the Audience Award at the Around the World Festival in Amsterdam. Their next film is set to premiere in 2021. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ HANNAH WATSON lives in the U.K. with her son (3) and husband and is expecting a second child in June 2021. Originally from Canada she went to University in Boston, MA and then moved to the U.K. to explore a different part of the world and connect to her Welsh roots... ten years later she is still living there. Hannah works in H.R. in London, although since the lockdown due to Coronavirus has been working remotely from home. She spends her weekends going on family walks in the countryside, nurturing her love of cooking and daydreaming about the days when we will be able to travel again ------------------------------------------------------------------------ CHASTITY BOWICK is a New England-based activist, civil rights leader and transgender health advocate. She is currently the Director of the Transgender Emergency Fund, the leading crisis agency for transgender communities in Massachusetts, and she is committee member of the Boston Medical Center Transgender Task force. Chastity was a committee member of the Massachusetts Transgender Political Coalition 2014-2018 which is an organization dedicated to ending discrimination on the basis of gender identity and gender expression. Born and raised in Rochester, NY, Chastity began her own transition early at the age of 18 when she moved to Boston to safely pursue her gender affirmation process. After making Massachusetts her home, surviving domestic violence, and survival sex-work she proudly obtained a Masters Certificate in Non-Profit Human Services Management from Clark University. Prior to her work with Massachusetts Transgender Political Coalition, Chastity led the transgender health programming at AIDS Project Worchester. Many of the support groups and transgender-focused health navigation models she founded there were the first of its kind in the city. It was because of this trailblazing work and her commitment to strengthening marginalized communities, that Chastity was the 2016 recipient of the Belinda Dunn Award at the 27th Annual Bayard Rustin Community Breakfast. She then went on to be the Program Coordinator of TransCEND (Transgender Care and Education Needs Diversity) at AIDS Action Committee of Massachusetts, a program dedicated to uplifting transgender communities in Great Boston through health navigation, peer support groups and social events. From her continued dedication to this community in 2018 she was the recipient of the Advancing Equity Award presented by The Massachusetts Commission on LGBTQ Youth, PrEP for Pride Community Service Award June 2018 by Fenway Health and Lee Entertainment, August 2020 25 Most Influential LGBTQ+ People of Color in Greater Boston by Get Konnected, October 2020 Audre Lorde Trailblazer Award by Fenway Health, October 2020 Lavender Rhino Award by History Project, and November 2020TDOR Resiliency Award by Trans Resistance MA. Chastity is honored to have received these awards but if she could, she would trade them in to health those less fortunate with nutrition, housing, etc. Chastity is committed to assisting with the advancement of transgender communities, and all marginalized women especially, towards full equal rights. The constant disenfranchisement faced by transgender and cisgender women within society is what motivates her as a female activist. This only the beginning of her journey on making this world a better place not only for Transgender/Gender non-conforming individuals but for everyone. Here's how Chastity describes the passion behind her work: "I feel the most important thing I can do is help to empower and uplift the voices of transgender individuals in our community through support and advocacy. We are doing some great things to move our community forward right here. I hope to see the Transgender community in Massachusetts spread its wings and become a force that helps shape the national Transgender Rights Movement. There's so much more work that needs to be done." ------------------------------------------------------------------------ MATT COLLETTE is an executive producer at WNYC Studios. He's worked on The Experiment, Trump, Inc.; Nancy; and Free Shakespeare on the Radio at WNYC, as well as The Washington Post's daily news podcast, Post Reports. He has a master's degree from the Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ TIM HALL is an award-winning musician and performance poet from Detroit, MI, now residing in Boston. His poetry draws inspiration from his lived experiences - charting the nuances of blackness, masculinity, and the beauties of life. He has performed at Boston's Hub Week, The Museum of Fine Arts, New Orleans Museum of Arts, Outside the Box Festival, Bridgin' Gaps Festival, and many other venues and poetry slam communities around the Boston/Greater Boston area. As a musician, Hall has shared stages with recording artists such as The Nappy Roots, Carolyn Malachi, Bilal, Chris Turner, and Aloe Blacc. His work can be experienced through his spoken word EP - Colors Of My Soul and self-published book, Trust The Process. He is an Assistant Professor at Berklee College of Music in the Professional Music Department, was named Session Musician of the Year by the Boston Music Awards (2020), received a 2019 Artist Luminary Award from local youth arts non-profit Zumix, and was honored by WBUR’s Artery 25 as 1 of 25 millennials of color impacting Arts and Culture in Boston.